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Pharmacist prescribing is global, but new prescribers need support from day one

Claire Anderson joined colleagues from the United States and New Zealand at the FIP World Congress in Montreal, Canada, to compare how pharmacist prescribing is developing around the world — and what it will take to make it work in practice.…

Published: 9 November 2026

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‘Rapid’ ICB headcount reductions putting delivery at risk, College warns

The Royal College of Pharmacy said that as plans to cut the number of integrated care boards are implemented, capacity has been removed “often without an agreed alternative delivery arrangement”.…

Published: 4 November 2026

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Pharmacists told to contact patients following clopidogrel recall

A class two recall notice said that pharmacy teams should immediately identify and contact all patients who have been dispensed with the affected batches of Xeal Pharma-manufactured clopidogrel oral suspension and oral solution.…

Published: 27 October 2026

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Research to be part of every pharmacy professional’s career under UK strategy

One measure of success of the pharmacy research strategy will be the number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians engaging in research training and mentorship, NHS England said.…

Published: 26 October 2026

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Give private providers secure access to patient records for weight-loss jabs, MPs urge

The Health and Social Care Committee said that the discrepancy in GLP-1 prescriptions each month provided privately compared to on the NHS has created a “two-tier system” that is determined by ability to pay.…

Published: 23 October 2026

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MP calls for non-digital ways to order repeat prescriptions

North Norfolk MP Steff Aquarone said he had found a “troubling gap between national NHS guidance and the rules governing GP practices” on requesting repeat prescriptions.…

Published: 21 October 2026

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Fewer than half of GPhC registrants say they find revalidation helpful, survey suggests

Survey results also showed that three in ten respondents felt the General Pharmaceutical Council did not listen to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians when developing policies, standards and guidance.…

Published: 19 October 2026

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Emergency contraception pharmacy service is reducing health inequality, says NHS England

A key objective of the pharmacy contraception service was to make it “as accessible as possible” in deprived areas of England, says Kirsty Armstrong, senior policy lead for clinical strategy for pharmacy at NHS England.…

Published: 14 October 2026

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